Pledges

In addition to the Panel Parity Pledge, each Gender Champion makes two individual annual commitments specific to moving gender equality forward in their organization.

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Advocate for and mobilise resources to ensure young, bright, and innovative women – who are at economically and socially disadvantaged – have a voice and contribute to our multilateral work here in Geneva.

Advocate for concrete measures, such as women’s access to land rights, which the UNCCD Parties can act for mainstreaming gender and the empowerment of women in achieving land degradation neutrality.

Achieve gender parity in Canadian appointments to the board of International Financial Institutions for which the Minister of Finance is governor, and to instruct these appointees to prioritise gender equality in their work at these institutions.

Design and implement a dedicated area of the WINS website by 1st July 2018 to promote gender equality and build professional networks.

Scope the need for a new digital media platform in the Middle East engaging millennials, to complement innovative ongoing media work which challenges harmful gender norms through 'edutainment’ and create safe online and off-line spaces for societal debates on the role of women (and men) in society. Encourage influencers, business leaders and others in my personal and professional networks to support more visibility and funding for this kind of work.

I will ensure a gender perspective is mainstreamed in every speech/presentation I deliver this year.

That the system reaches gender parity at the most senior levels (USG/ASG) for posts in which I have direct authority by the end of 2021, and across the system well before 2030.

I will reach out to and engage at least four colleagues from the African Group to join the International Gender Champions - Geneva.

I commit to spearheading and organizing initiatives in Kenya that showcase the empowerment of Kenyan women, and that support and nurture the rights of girls.